B40

Blastomycosis

Non-billable header

B40 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • Brazilian blastomycosis (B41.-)
  • keloidal blastomycosis (B48.0)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
  • certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
  • infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
  • infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
  • influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust (J67.-)
  • mycosis fungoides (C84.0-)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)

More specific codes B40

  • B40.0Acute pulmonary blastomycosisBillable
  • B40.1Chronic pulmonary blastomycosisBillable
  • B40.2Pulmonary blastomycosis, unspecifiedBillable
  • B40.3Cutaneous blastomycosisBillable
  • B40.7Disseminated blastomycosisBillable
  • B40.8Other forms of blastomycosisHeader
  • B40.9Blastomycosis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • B35DermatophytosisHeader
  • B36Other superficial mycosesHeader
  • B37CandidiasisHeader
  • B38CoccidioidomycosisHeader
  • B39HistoplasmosisHeader
  • B41ParacoccidioidomycosisHeader
  • B42SporotrichosisHeader
  • B43Chromomycosis and pheomycotic abscessHeader
  • B44AspergillosisHeader
  • B45CryptococcosisHeader
  • B46ZygomycosisHeader
  • B47MycetomaHeader
  • B48Other mycoses, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • B49Unspecified mycosisBillable

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